Pew v. Jones

Full title: ALFONSO PERCY PEW, Plaintiff, v. COL. E.A. JONES, et al., Defendants.

Court: United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 15, 2021

3:15-CV-01611 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 15, 2021)

Opinion

3:15-CV-01611

12-15-2021

ALFONSO PERCY PEW, Plaintiff, v. COL. E.A. JONES, et al., Defendants.

MATTHEW W. BRANN, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

ORDER

MATTHEW W. BRANN, CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE.

In accordance with the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendants' motion for summary judgment (Doc. 168) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.

2. Defendants are granted summary judgment as to (1) Plaintiff's claims against Defendants in their official capacities; (2) Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim based on alleged threats and verbal harassment; (3) Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim; and (4) Plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment claim.

3. Summary judgment is denied as to Plaintiff's Eighth Amendment claim based on the alleged withholding of meals and Plaintiff's retaliation claim.

4. Plaintiff's request for in camera review of certain documents (Doc. 197) is DENIED.

5. This case is REFERRED to the Court's Prisoner Litigation Settlement Program.

6. Joseph Barrett, Esq., the ADR Coordinator for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, is APPOINTED to serve as mediator.

7. All settlement discussions are confidential and may not be utilized by any party if settlement is not reached.

8. In order to reduce cost, time, expense, and inconvenience, and to suitably address institutional security concerns, counsel for the Defendants and the mediator will coordinate with officials for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to schedule video-conference mediation sessions with Plaintiff at mutually convenient times, and in a manner that comports with the needs and concerns of prison officials.

9. The parties shall complete mediation within sixty (60) days of the date of this Order.

10. The parties and the mediator shall promptly notify the Court in writing if this case is resolved through mediation.

11. If this case is not resolved through mediation, the Court will schedule an evidentiary hearing on the issue of administrative exhaustion at which the Court will act as the finder of fact. See Small v. Camden Cty., 728 F.3d 265, 270-71 (3d Cir. 2013).